Mark L. Smith adapted the Peter Heller novel.
Scott and Michael Pruss will produce for Scott Free alongside Smith and Cliff Roberts.
Mescal is reprising his turn as Stanley Kowalski from the lauded London production of the Tennessee Williams play.
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A civilian pilot lives a lonely life on an abandoned Colorado airbase with his dog and a tough ex-marine.
The two men couldnt be more mismatched but depend on each other to fend off roaming invaders.
Risking everything, he flies past his point of no return and follows its static-broken trail.
He also has the Netflix seriesAmerican Primevalwith Pete Berg.
Brandon Smith and Lily Brooks-Dalton brought the book to Smith and will be executive producers onThe Dog Stars.
Mescal is repped by CAA.
Smith is repped by Syndicate Entertainment, CAA and attorney Mark Temple.
